Simon Cowell has slammed 'big mouth' Gary Barlow's X Factor judging style following the Take That frontman's departure from the hit show.
Barlow was drafted in as his replacement as the panel when through a major upheaval following Cowell’s decision to focus on its doomed US variant.
But while his forthright attitude served as an adequate transition from the equally forthright Cowell, ratings faltered during his three series tenure – with last year’s final, won by former prison officer Sam Bailey, watched by 9.7 million, its lowest viewing figure since 2005.
Incoming: Simon Cowell returns to The X Factor later this year
Speaking to the Mirror as he prepares for the launch of Britain’s Got Talent, Cowell admits that he and Barlow have very different management styles.
‘The truth is – and I am not being rude – I wouldn’t hire Gary to run my record label,’ he said. ‘Essentially that is what you are doing with The X Factor judging panel. But if Gary and I were running a record label we would do it in a different way.’
He added: ‘I do believe I am the best person at spotting a potential star and making them work well on the show.
Outgoing: Gary Barlow has left The X Factor after replacing Cowell as 'head judge' in 2011
Out with the old: Barlow and Kelly Rowland were part of a major upheaval on The X Factor judging panel
‘That is what I am good at doing, not being a big-mouth on the show. It is making the show I am on better.’
Cowell announced his return with much fanfare after a three year absence, and his first act was to welcome former judge Cheryl Cole back into the fold – and with good reason.
‘You have got to be wide-eyed and Cheryl, one of the main reasons she is coming back is she is good at that,’ he told The Sun. ‘She is the one who really spotted Cher Lloyd.’
The mogul is also confident of clinging onto long-term judge Louis Walsh – widely thought to be departing with Barlow at the end of series ten.
‘Wouldn’t you miss him if he wasn’t there?’ he said. ‘I tried it without him once and it didn’t work. He does make a long day fun and when he is on his game, he can do a really good job.’
A welcome return: Cowell has brought Cheryl Cole back into the fold
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